18th edition
Info and booking: carlo.aymerich@consorziouno.it
In music, verses and bodily expressions
Trained by their teachers, the students of the Liceo Classico will try their hand at music, poetry, and body language in a reading about emotions in literature, music, and dance.
target: students and parents
Conference
target: studenti e genitori
In the chemistry lab, we will describe the molecular models of some molecules closely linked to human emotions and moods.
By students and teachers of the De Castro classical high school
target: students and parents
In the physics laboratory, some physical phenomena and mathematical algorithms will be illustrated.
By students and teachers of the classical high school
target: students and parents
November 18 and 19, 2025
Seminar – conference
An engineer and researcher, he has extensive experience in scientific and technological missions in extreme environments. He has worked on several international expeditions, including projects in Antarctica and research missions dedicated to the study of life and technology in extreme conditions, with a particular focus on space exploration.
At the preview of the FestivalScienza at the IIS Mariano IV, Marco Buttu will engage with students and present his latest book, Marte Bianco, a captivating tale that intertwines science, exploration, and perspectives on humanity’s future in space.
Seminar – conference
Meet Mario Barbato, a researcher at the Department of Veterinary Sciences at the University of Messina. He specializes in bioinformatics and population genomics applied to livestock, with a particular interest in the domestication, adaptation, and conservation of local populations of small and large ruminants.
Understanding these phenomena is of general interest, given the close connection between human history and that of domestic species, and of particular interest to ensure the conservation of biodiversity, the efficiency of livestock production and, last but not least, the maintenance of the social and cultural value represented by local breeds.
In his speech: Bioinformatics and genomics in the adaptation and conservation of populations and
biodiversity, will highlight the potential of bioinformatics in relation to the issues of conservation and adaptation in different species.
SEMINAR WITH EXPERIENTIAL WORKSHOP (Aula Magna and School Laboratories)
Target audience: Three-year students at I.I.S. Mariano IV D’Arborea (Oristano and Ghilarza campuses)
Professor Mario Barbato proposes the experience to students.
Target: Mixed group of students from the 5th grades of the Mariano IV D’Arborea High School in Oristano and Ghilarza.
Interview with Luca Corda, researcher at Sapienza University of Rome.
A former student at the Mariano IV Scientific High School in Oristano, he is now a researcher at Sapienza University of Rome, in the Department of Molecular Genetics. A bioinformatician and experimental biologist, he works on DNA sequencing, genomics, and genome assembly.
Using long-read sequencing and a computational approach to genome assembly, Luca Corda, along with a team led by Professor Simona Giunta, discovered that each chromosome has its own recognizable centromeric code, and this pattern can be used to analyze variations between individuals or in the presence of diseases.
Seminar – conference
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’Arborea High School (Oristano and Ghilarza campuses)
Sports Science Laboratory
The sports laboratory program offers individual and group exercises and activities aimed at experimenting with and improving movement through the integration of sports practice and technological tools.
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Practical activities and experimental paths to learn about the science of the ancients
Students will propose an activity that aims to demonstrate how the great thinkers of antiquity laid the foundations of disciplines such as physics, astronomy, and medicine.
Objectives: to elaborate logical-scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Scientific laboratory.
Topic: Students will present a simple laboratory activity on transcription and translation.
The laboratory aims to analyze the mechanisms of transcription and translation, focusing on the meaning of the “genetic code” and the relevance of the “central dogma of biology.” This activity will be conducted using the idea of identifying, through a simple and playful activity, the individual amino acids of a gene.
Objectives: To prepare interactive scientific experiences
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
General objective: To raise awareness about weekly plastic use and introduce practical ideas about bioplastics through fun activities and a short demonstration production.
Chemistry laboratory on the production of bioplastics.
Students will illustrate the production of bioplastics from plant-based foods and demonstrate the qualitative aspects of some chemical reactions.
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Chemistry lab.
Topic: Students will present a laboratory activity on the construction of a simple galvanic battery.
The laboratory aims to demonstrate how a chemical reaction can produce electricity.
Objectives: To prepare interactive scientific experiences
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Geology laboratory.
Topic: Students will present a simple laboratory activity on recognizing the three major rock families.
The laboratory aims to demonstrate the characteristics that rocks carry and connect different rock types to the dynamics of the Earth.
Objectives: To prepare interactive scientific experiences
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Microscopy laboratory.
Tema: gli studenti illustreranno le fasi operative di allestimento e osservazione di vetrini a fresco
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Statistical laboratory survey to identify tasters and non-tasters. The sweet/bitter taste threshold.
Topic: Administration of the questionnaire on eating habits
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Statistical research laboratory: Ethical and nutritional research on protein alternatives and food technologies.
Theme: Through the preparation of a panel for statistical survey, we intend to explore the personal motivations that drive individuals in their food choices. The experience invites reflection on food preferences, safety, ethics, sustainability, and technological innovation.
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Questionnaire on eating habits: Preparation of descriptors and diagrams for a visual construction of food taste.
Theme: The experience aims to recognize basic flavors and discover how they interact with each other through the tasting of foods
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Chemistry lab
Topic: Students will present experiments related to salt precipitation reactions
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Chemistry lab
Theme: Students illustrate in a fun way the structure and properties of the elements of the periodic table
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Physics Lab 1
Topic: Students will present experiments on the effects of pressure, with a focus on atmospheric pressure. Pascal’s and Stevin’s laws (experimental verifications)
Torricelli’s experiment (experiments on the equilibrium of columns of liquids with different densities)
Breathing in air (simulation of the respiratory system)
Breathing in water
Blood pressure (the specific unit of measurement is mmHg or torr)
Effects of low pressure (compared to atmospheric pressure): boiling of water at room temperature.
Spectacular experiments (Magdeburg experiment)
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Physics Lab 1
The physics lab is designed to introduce participants to the fundamental principles of motion. Through simple and engaging experiments, students will observe how inertia affects the behavior of bodies and how external forces are essential to altering states of rest or motion.
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Curators: Teachers, students and ATA staff of the IIS MARIANO IV D’ ARBOREA of the Oristano branch.
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Oristano campus) and third-year secondary school students.
November 18 and 19, 2025
Physics Laboratory
Theme: Laboratory activity: through simple experiments, the laws of dynamics will be enunciated and analyzed.
Students will present the activity in Spanish.
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea High School (Ghilarza campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Science Lab – Experiment
Theme: Refresher lessons on key concepts regarding supersaturated solutions, the crystallization process, and the use of the microscope.
Students practice conducting experiments and presenting spectacular chemistry activities to the audience.
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea High School (Ghilarza campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Chemistry lab
Lessons on redox reactions and a review of how exothermic and endothermic reactions work. Demonstrations of simple chemical reactions with surprising effects.
Theme: Students practice performing experiments and presenting spectacular chemistry activities to the public
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Ghilarza campus) and third-year secondary school students
Science Lab – Experiment
Theme: During the workshop, students will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of scientific investigations. They will discover how investigators uncover clues and traces that would normally remain invisible.
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Ghilarza campus) and third-year secondary school students
Science Lab – Experiment
Theme: During the workshop, students will have the opportunity to discover phenomena that normally escape the eye. They will discover how to highlight hidden details in nature, transforming them into luminous images.
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Ghilarza campus) and third-year secondary school students
Statistical laboratory survey to identify tasters and non-tasters. The sweet/bitter taste threshold.
Topic: Administration of the questionnaire on eating habits
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea High School (Ghilarza campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Statistical research laboratory: Ethical and nutritional research on protein alternatives and food technologies.
Theme: Through the preparation of a panel for statistical survey, we intend to explore the personal motivations that drive individuals in their food choices. The experience invites reflection on food preferences, safety, ethics, sustainability, and technological innovation.
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea High School (Ghilarza campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Questionnaire on eating habits: Preparation of descriptors and diagrams for a visual construction of food taste.
Theme: The experience aims to recognize basic flavors and discover how they interact with each other through the tasting of foods
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea High School (Ghilarza campus) and third-year secondary school students.
Mathematics laboratory
Scientific mathematical laboratory on the Pythagorean Theorem
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Ghilarza campus) and third-year secondary school students
Mathematics laboratory
Topic: How to find your way in the world of graphs.
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Target: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea Institute (Ghilarza campus) and third-year secondary school students
Physics Lab 1
Topic: Students will present experiments on the effects of pressure, with a focus on atmospheric pressure. Pascal’s and Stevin’s laws (experimental verifications)
Torricelli’s experiment (experiments on the equilibrium of columns of liquids with different densities)
Breathing in air (simulation of the respiratory system)
Breathing in water
Blood pressure (the specific unit of measurement is mmHg or torr)
Effects of low pressure (compared to atmospheric pressure): boiling of water at room temperature.
Spectacular experiments (Magdeburg experiment)
Objectives: to develop scientific information and adapt communication to the different cultural levels of the interlocutors
Teachers, students and ATA staff of the IIS MARIANO IV D’ARBOREA of the Ghilarza campus.
Target audience: Students of the Mariano IV D’ Arborea High School (Ghilarza campus) and third-year secondary school students.
November 18 and 19, 2025
An engaging educational experience where theory and practice meet through hands-on experiments and guided discoveries, structured into the following learning moments:
Target: middle school students
How do you get out of the ZOUMATE Museum of Othoca? With riddles, cryptexes, and virtual animals, visitors will test their skills while learning and having fun, concluding the experience with a virtual tour of the S’Ena Arrubia Lagoon.
Target: middle school students
An immersive laboratory experience where visitors will discover the hidden secrets of our everyday food. Invasive species that can be transformed into delicious culinary creations will also be presented.
Target: middle school students
Europe’s first female doctor will guide visitors through the secrets of the Mediterranean diet and its history, from Parmenides to Ancel Keys. Through laboratory experiments, visitors will understand the importance of dietary choices for health and physical and mental well-being.
Target: middle school students
I.T.I.S. Othoca | For all addresses – library
An interactive paleographic workshop exploring the origins of Mesopotamian cuneiform. Participants will discover how the first form of writing in human history arose and become ancient scribes, creating simple words on clay tablets. A hands-on experience combining ancient history and manual skills, allowing participants to experience firsthand one of humanity’s greatest revolutions.
Target: middle school students
I.T.I.S. Othoca | Department of Mechanics and Mechatronics
Students will guide visitors through modern automation, combining theory and practice to explore the technologies transforming the industry.
Target: middle school students
Visitors will discover how intelligent mechanical arms, automated systems, and advanced algorithms are revolutionizing today’s factories. A guided journey through the technology that already shapes our present and will define our future of work.
Target: middle school students
Students will demonstrate the use of compressed air to create an electro-pneumatic labeling machine.
Target: middle school students
A journey through time through the tools used to understand and work metal: from the forge to the robot.
Target: middle school students
How to create 3D models. From paper drawings to 3D printing. LASER CUTTING – Creating 3D models with laser cutting.
Target: middle school students
Students will guide visitors in building basic electronic circuits.
Target: middle school students
Students will guide visitors through the creation of small lighting control systems, demonstrating the historical evolution from the switch to the electronic relay.
Target: middle school students
Students will guide visitors through the creation of small automatic systems using programmable logic controllers (PLCs), then show the students’ work using the PLCs.
Guided tour of the Museum of Computing and Mobile Telephony.
Target: middle school students
3D printing at the service of people and art: presentation of the “Romanico Tattile” project.
Target: middle school students
Visitors will be able to take a journey through science, which comes to life before their eyes, making the intangible tangible.
Target: middle school students
A laboratory that uses virtual reality to take visitors on a boundless scientific journey, an experience that transforms the study of science into a virtual adventure.
Target: middle school students
Presentation and use of software for real-world problems that can be modeled, such as Traveling Salesman (the postman’s route, the garbage truck’s route) and Shortest Paths (choosing the shortest route to your destination: the magic of the navigator).
Target: middle school students
November 18, 2025
MEETING WITH THE AUTHOR – BOOK PRESENTATION
Roberto Danovaro, ecologist and professor of Marine Ecosystem Restoration in the IMBRSea international master’s program at the Polytechnic University of Marche, will present his book, “Restoring Nature,” outlining concrete strategies and scientific solutions for caring for our planet and exploring how environmental damage can be reversed through ecological restoration practices.
An opportunity to discover innovative approaches to the conservation and regeneration of natural ecosystems.
Tuesday, November 18, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Target audience: secondary school students and the general public
CONFERENCE
Andrea Camedda and Andrea De Lucia, researchers at the Sinis Recovery Center (CRES) in Cabras, will share their invaluable work to protect the Caretta caretta sea turtle, one of the most iconic and endangered species in the Mediterranean.
A journey into the world of marine research and conservation, where science, passion, and dedication intertwine to protect these ancient ocean explorers. The researchers will reveal the daily challenges, successes achieved, and innovative strategies implemented to ensure the survival of this extraordinary species, a symbol of our sea’s marine biodiversity.
Tuesday, November 18, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Target audience: secondary school students and the general public
November 19, 2025
CONFERENCE
Monica Grossi, State Archivist, will take us on a fascinating journey to discover archives as treasure troves of history, science, and collective memory. An exploration of the mysteries hidden among folders and ancient papers, where each document tells forgotten stories and preserves the memory of entire communities. The expert will reveal how archives are true laboratories of memory, where the past dialogues with the present and where unexpected treasures of our cultural heritage are hidden and precious testimonies of our rights as citizens are preserved.
Wednesday, November 19, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Target audience: secondary school students and the general public
MEETING WITH THE AUTHOR – BOOK PRESENTATION
Eugenia Tognotti, professor of History of Medicine and Human Sciences at the University of Sassari, will present her book Of Courage and Passion. The Adventurous Story of Adelasia Cocco , the first female doctor in contemporary Italy (1914-1954), in which she tells the story of Adelasia Cocco, a pioneering figure in the history of Italian medicine.
An opportunity to recover and enhance, starting from archival data, an individual story that sheds light on the social and cultural changes of twentieth-century Italy, particularly women’s emancipation in healthcare and the professional world.
Wednesday, November 19, from 12 to 13
Target: studenti delle scuole secondarie di secondo grado e pubblico esterno
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Tuesday 14 November 2023, from 4pm. The 2023 Donna di Scienza awards ceremony in live streaming. Followed by the conference “Women in Science. The long
[Ihithe, 1940 – Nairobi, 2011] Kenyan environmentalist and activist. In 2004 she was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She was a Kenyan parliamentarian and Assistant Minister for Environment and Natural Resources in the government of President Mwai Kibaki, between January 2003 and November 2005.
A training course for journalists dedicated to scientific fake news as an appendix of the Cagliari FestivalScienza and on the occasion of the awarding of
[Turin, 1919 – Milan, 1998] Pediatrician, psychoanalyst, partisan and former deportee from Nazi concentration camps. Despite being from a Jewish family, he managed to graduate in Medicine in 1943, as the fascist racial laws allowed those already enrolled to complete their university studies. Thanks to her medical degree she managed to survive the concentration camps where she was interned.
Live streaming from the EXMA Conference Room, 12 November 2023 starting at 10 am The abandoned mines of Sos Enattos, in central Sardinia, are the
[Shanghai, 1912 – New York, 1997] Chinese physicist, she carried out his research activity mainly in the United States. She participated in the Manhattan project and was among the first women to occupy a prominent place in the panorama of world physics in the twentieth century. She was the first winner of the Wolf Prize for Physics in 1978, for conducting the experiment that bears her name.
